Houston Astros vs Arizona Diamondbacks, Sep 4, 2026 Box Score

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September 4, 2026, 8:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Arizona Diamondbacks

1-4

Last 5

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Arizona Diamondbacks

Merrill Kelly

Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Cristian Javier

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 4, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Arizona Diamondbacks	74-68	.521	#3	#4	10.0
Houston Astros	73-69	.514	#1	N/A	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Arizona DiamondbacksHouston Astros

.720

OPS

.732

166

226

739

Runs

734

4.18

ERA

4.45

1.28

WHIP

1.34

1140

Strikeouts by pitchers

1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Hitters

Gabriel Moreno

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Jordan Lawlar

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

James McCann

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Derek Law

4.2 IP, 3 SO, 1.93 ERA

Brandon Pfaadt

6.0 IP, 1 SO, 3.00 ERA

Merrill Kelly

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 4.50 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Isaac Paredes

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Nelson Velázquez

2 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Jose Altuve

1 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Hayden Wesneski

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan Abreu

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ronel Blanco

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Cristian Javier

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Merrill Kelly

Arizona Diamondbacks, MLBDB pick

Yainer Diaz

Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1: AZ 3 hits, HOU 7 hits; AZ 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Houston Astros	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	x	3	7	0

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Arizona Diamondbacks with 1 hit each.

Arizona Diamondbacks batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Geraldo PerdomoSS	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Corbin CarrollRF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gabriel MorenoC	2	1	1	1	2	1	1
Ketel Marte2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Lars NootbaarDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Nolan Arenado3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Max KeplerLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan LawlarPH/CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Tim Tawa1B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Ryan WaldschmidtCF/LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	28	1	3	1	7	13	1

Yordan Alvarez and Yainer Diaz led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.

Houston Astros batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	HR
Jeremy PeñaSS	4	1	1	0	2	0
Yordan AlvarezDH	4	1	2	0	0	0
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	1	0	0
Jose Altuve2B	3	0	0	1	1	0
Nick Allen2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daulton VarshoCF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Taylor TrammellRF/LF	3	0	0	0	1	0
Yainer DiazC	3	1	2	1	0	1
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	2	0	0	0	1	0
Cam SmithRF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	29	3	7	3	6	1

Pitching

Merrill Kelly went 6.0 innings for Arizona Diamondbacks (4 SO, 3 ER); Cristian Javier went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (8 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Arizona Diamondbacks
Merrill Kelly	6.0	7	3	3	0	4	1
Justin Martinez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Derek Law	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston Astros
Cristian Javier	5.0	1	1	1	3	8	1
Enyel De Los Santos	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Bennett Sousa	1.1	1	0	0	2	2	0
Bryan Abreu	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Josh Hader	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B3
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (11) on a line drive to left center field. AZ 0, HOU 1
B3
Double Isaac Paredes doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. AZ 0, HOU 2
B3
Sac Fly Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. Yordan Alvarez scores. AZ 0, HOU 3
T4
Home Run Gabriel Moreno homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. AZ 1, HOU 3

Play-by-Play

All 66 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Strikeout Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T9
Strikeout Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T9
Strikeout Nolan Arenado strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B8
Grounded Into DP Jose Altuve grounds into a double play, second baseman Ketel Marte to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Jose Altuve out at 1st. AZ 1, HOU 3
B8
Hit By Pitch Isaac Paredes hit by pitch. AZ 1, HOU 3
B8
Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. AZ 1, HOU 3
T8
Lineout Lars Nootbaar lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho. AZ 1, HOU 3
T8
Double Play Ketel Marte grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker. Gabriel Moreno out at 2nd. Ketel Marte out at 1st. AZ 1, HOU 3
T8
Walk Gabriel Moreno walks. AZ 1, HOU 3
B7
Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B7
Strikeout Cam Smith strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B7
Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 1, HOU 3
T7
Pop Out Corbin Carroll pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. AZ 1, HOU 3
T7
Single Geraldo Perdomo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Tim Tawa to 2nd. AZ 1, HOU 3
T7
Strikeout Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T7
Walk Tim Tawa walks. AZ 1, HOU 3
T7
Strikeout Jordan Lawlar strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B6
Groundout Taylor Trammell grounds out softly, catcher Gabriel Moreno to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 1, HOU 3
B6
Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. AZ 1, HOU 3
B6
Bunt Groundout Daulton Varsho bunt grounds out, pitcher Merrill Kelly to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 1, HOU 3
T6
Grounded Into DP Nolan Arenado grounds into a double play, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Lars Nootbaar out at 2nd. Nolan Arenado out at 1st. AZ 1, HOU 3
T6
Walk Lars Nootbaar walks. AZ 1, HOU 3
T6
Double Ketel Marte hits a ground-rule double (24) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Gabriel Moreno to 3rd. AZ 1, HOU 3
T6
Walk Gabriel Moreno walks. AZ 1, HOU 3
T6
Pop Out Corbin Carroll pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes in foul territory. AZ 1, HOU 3
B5
Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B5
Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to right fielder Corbin Carroll. AZ 1, HOU 3
B5
Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. AZ 1, HOU 3
B5
Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T5
Groundout Geraldo Perdomo grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. AZ 1, HOU 3
T5
Strikeout Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T5
Strikeout Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B4
Groundout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 1, HOU 3
B4
Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Max Kepler. AZ 1, HOU 3
B4
Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
B4
Flyout Christian Walker flies out to left fielder Max Kepler. AZ 1, HOU 3
T4
Groundout Max Kepler grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. AZ 1, HOU 3
T4
Walk Nolan Arenado walks. AZ 1, HOU 3
T4
Strikeout Lars Nootbaar strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T4
Strikeout Ketel Marte strikes out swinging. AZ 1, HOU 3
T4
Home Run Gabriel Moreno homers (12) on a line drive to left center field. AZ 1, HOU 3
B3
Flyout Daulton Varsho flies out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. AZ 0, HOU 3
B3
Sac Fly Jose Altuve out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Max Kepler in foul territory. Yordan Alvarez scores. AZ 0, HOU 3
B3
Double Isaac Paredes doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. Jeremy Peña scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. AZ 0, HOU 2
B3
Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. Jeremy Peña to 2nd. AZ 0, HOU 1
B3
Single Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. AZ 0, HOU 1
B3
Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. called out on strikes. AZ 0, HOU 1
B3
Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (11) on a line drive to left center field. AZ 0, HOU 1
T3
Strikeout Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. AZ 0, HOU 0
T3
Walk Geraldo Perdomo walks. AZ 0, HOU 0
T3
Flyout Ryan Waldschmidt flies out sharply to center fielder Daulton Varsho. AZ 0, HOU 0
T3
Strikeout Tim Tawa strikes out swinging. AZ 0, HOU 0
B2
Groundout Taylor Trammell grounds out to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 0, HOU 0
B2
Single Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Max Kepler. AZ 0, HOU 0
B2
Flyout Daulton Varsho flies out to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. AZ 0, HOU 0
B2
Pop Out Jose Altuve pops out to catcher Gabriel Moreno in foul territory. AZ 0, HOU 0
T2
Flyout Max Kepler flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. AZ 0, HOU 0
T2
Forceout Nolan Arenado grounds into a force out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve. Ketel Marte out at 2nd. Nolan Arenado to 1st. AZ 0, HOU 0
T2
Pop Out Lars Nootbaar pops out to catcher Yainer Diaz in foul territory. AZ 0, HOU 0
T2
Walk Ketel Marte walks. AZ 0, HOU 0
B1
Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 0, HOU 0
B1
Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Max Kepler. AZ 0, HOU 0
B1
Groundout Jeremy Peña grounds out, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo to first baseman Tim Tawa. AZ 0, HOU 0
T1
Strikeout Gabriel Moreno strikes out swinging. AZ 0, HOU 0
T1
Strikeout Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging. AZ 0, HOU 0
T1
Flyout Geraldo Perdomo flies out to right fielder Taylor Trammell. AZ 0, HOU 0

Houston Astros vs Arizona Diamondbacks, September 4, 2026

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Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

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